Brown Noise User Reviews

Name: Brown Noise : Sleep Machine
Rating: 4.6 (750 reviews)

Brown Noise : Sleep Machine

YELLOWCAT LABS LTD

💪 Health & Fitness

Customer Experience

Positive experience65.3% of reviews

Neutral0.0% of reviews

Negative experience34.7% of reviews

~ Based on 101 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Brown Noise Safe?

Brown Noise : Sleep Machine appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Brown Noise is 91/100.

This assessment is based on 750 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

91.2% of ratings point to a safe experience

1.5% of ratings suggest some concerns

7.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 750 App Store ratings for Brown Noise.

Is Brown Noise Legit?

Brown Noise : Sleep Machine appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Brown Noise is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

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Changed to subscription only

My go to app for background noise while practicing music but not it requires a subscription. Not even a 1 time payment

LegitTeddyBears

22 days ago

Terrible subscription based app

used to work great, now it tries to sell you on an expensive subscription and only gives an hour of noise

thatbluflame

2 months ago

Worst update ever

You just ruined the great app you had

Eugene Aa

2 months ago

Too expensive

I love the pitch of this particular brown noise, but not at 99.99 a year for it!! Seems wildly expensive. What a shame.

Raethekiwi

3 months ago

pay wall ruined it

loved the simplistic interface it used to have in the early days but now there’s a pay wall?? for a noise app?? i get that development needs funds but that amount of money just to play noise is insane

coconut cakes

3 months ago

Don’t get this app. It’s phishing.

I really liked this app when I first got it. I hadn’t used it in a few weeks while we were traveling. Came home and it says I have to give them (sign in with) my Apple password! NEVER give your apple password to a third party app. They are phishing!!

Salinwa

3 months ago

Too good to be true

I thought I found a genuinely great brown noise app till they demanded for money to listen to brown noise. Corporate greed at its finest.

Oh my 🤦‍♂️

3 months ago

Nope!

Updates like this are exactly why I disabled auto-updates for all my apps. I'm still on the old one. Greedy and shameless update. I won't be reading your inevitable AI-generated response to this review, thanks.

Corverne

3 months ago

Good luck with updates

it's a great app until iPhone has an update and then it just keeps charging you even though you've already purchased it.

Nunya269

3 months ago

Absolutely zero reason to charge people money for this.

This app used to be quite useful, offering a simple way to play white, brown, green, or pink noise for any length of time. However, they recently introduced an update that requires payment after an hour of use. This change is completely stupid, as brown noise is widely available for completely free elsewhere. It seems the same sounds I can easily access for free from a fan or an AC are behind a paywall. Entirely pointless and stupid. If you value your money, do not download this app.

oguwin

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, and thanks for taking the time to write. A quick clarification: an hour of playback is free every time, no payment required — so you can keep using it that way as long as you like. The subscription covers what goes beyond that: longer continuous sessions, guided meditations to help you fall asleep, the ability to mix those meditations with your favorite sounds, and the ongoing work of keeping the app fast and reliable after every iOS update. That's what lets a small team keep building it. If you ever have ideas for what would make it worth the upgrade, we're always listening at contact@yellowcatlabs.com. — The Brown Noise team

No longer free

I loved this app when it was free, unlimited brown noise. It was simple and did what I wanted. Now they made it a membership with limited playing if you don’t pay

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3 months ago

Was free!!!

Such a shame

jumpytiktokeroffical

3 months ago

paywall

this app was great and completely free to use until they updated and put all the good features behind a paywall

handormido

4 months ago

Original was incredible

I loved the original app. It provided a simple feature set and did it well. The most recent update is not simple, requires an account, and gated the ability to play sounds for more than an hour behind a fairly steep monthly fee. I could deal with charging for new features. I could live with the new UI. Charging not to degrade the original core functionality is.. regrettable.

Dkmcn

4 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for such a thoughtful, balanced review. We understand the hour limit on the free tier isn't ideal for everyone, and we don't take that lightly. Because you were a user before the update, you've got a full month of premium free to try unlimited playback before deciding anything. The subscription is what lets us keep developing and supporting the app long-term — and your feedback genuinely helps shape it.

They ruined it

This is app was perfect. Very simple. Open and select noise, done. They have now ruined it with a bunch of subscription and account garbage. Look for something else if you just want some brown noise.

malusdomestica86

4 months ago

Used to be absolutely perfect

The new update ruins this app. It used to be perfect and simple. Now it requires log in and a subscription?!!! What did they do to this perfect app?!!!

limitedmage

4 months ago

Should’ve kept it free

It was good until you could only use it for an hour free

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4 months ago

Subscription service

Do I need a subscription to my brown noise app. NO.

Battyman30001

4 months ago

Bloat and Paywalls are coming

This app was perfect but now they’re putting it behind a paywall and ruining the beautiful simplicity of the older version with stupid and unnecessary features.

g_g_g_g_g_

4 months ago

Was great before version 2.0

This was a great simple app for generating brown noise. However, with the latest update this has all been put behind a subscription. $60/year just to listen to a brown noise is insane.

In response to the developer saying brown noise is still free for one hour. This is completely useless since people were using the brown noise to sleep through the night. And to be clear, I do not care about any of your new features

Bobob1112

4 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for enjoying the app, and sorry the change disappoints you. To be clear: generating brown noise is still free, no subscription (capped at 1 hour per session). We heard from many users who wanted more to help them sleep through the night, so v2.0 added new sounds, features, and meditations designed specifically for falling and staying asleep. The subscription unlocks those and keeps the app alive. It's still early days for the app and there's much more to come, so it may be worth a little patience. A free trial is available if you'd like to try it. — Hugo